Rabat – More than 350 AI companies, startups, and technology enterprises will gather in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in October for Ai Everything Abu Dhabi, as the two-day event puts the growing shift toward large-scale AI adoption in the spotlight.
The event will take place on October 6 and 7 at the ADNEC Centre, bringing together technology companies, government institutions, investors, researchers, and industry experts from more than 60 countries.
AI moves toward large-scale adoption
Ai Everything Abu Dhabi will focus on how businesses and governments are moving beyond experimentation and increasingly deploying AI across key sectors.
Companies will showcase applications for government services, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, and other industries. The event will also examine the infrastructure needed to support AI expansion, including data centers, computing power, energy, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies.
The event will feature more than 350 global AI enterprises and startups, including major technology companies such as Microsoft, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Intel, Dell, Nokia, Cloudflare, Snowflake, Red Hat and Mistral AI.
More than 200 investors managing around $50 billion in assets will also attend, alongside more than 150 AI-focused startups from over 20 countries. Organizers said participating enterprises collectively represent approximately $10 trillion in market capitalization.
Frontier models and new AI applications
The event will spotlight the growing diversity of the AI market, with companies working on Arabic large language models, open-weight models, multimodal systems, voice AI, and enterprise AI agents.
Among the participating companies are Mistral AI, ElevenLabs, MiniMax, Multiverse Computing, Uniphore, Owkin, Insilico Medicine, Skeleton Technologies, and ModelBest.
Several exhibitors will focus on practical applications. Insilico Medicine will showcase its work in AI-powered drug discovery, while IFS will put forth applications in industries including aerospace, manufacturing, and energy. ElevenLabs will also present its voice AI technology and enterprise applications.
Abu Dhabi puts government AI in focus
Government use of AI will form another major part of the event. The Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi will serve as the Host Partner, with the program examining how governments can redesign public services, administration, and policymaking around AI.
The UAE will have a strong presence, with institutions including the Advanced Technology Research Council, UAE Cybersecurity Council, Technology Innovation Institute, and Khalifa University taking part.
Private-sector participants will include G42, Hub71, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Solutions+.
Beyond exhibitions and presentations, Ai Everything Abu Dhabi will feature workshops, certified training, and the Qwenwork AI Hackathon.
The program will cover areas including AI agents, multi-agent systems, responsible AI, physical AI, and rapid prototype development, giving participants opportunities to explore practical applications of the technology.
The event comes as AI increasingly moves into critical infrastructure, public services, and business operations. It aims to bring together technology companies, governments, investors, and researchers to highlight the technologies and partnerships shaping the next phase of AI adoption.
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